Business Creation Resources

Links to Helpful Sites

• Business Wizard (Build Your Business): www.wisconsin.gov/state/byb/
  • A collection of information specifically designed to aid new business organizers

State Resources

• Wisconsin Angel Network : www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com
• Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network : www.wenportal.org/
• Wisconsin Department of Commerce:
  www.commerce.state.wi.us
• Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions-Securities (Franchise): www.wdfi.org/ymm/sbic/default.htm
  • History of a Franchise
  • Duties, Obligations, & Promises
  • Franchise Regulation in Wisconsin
    
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR): www.dnr.state.wi.us/
  • Licenses, Permits and Registration
• License, Permit, and Registration Services
• Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue: www.dor.state.wi.us/html/business.html
  • Business Tax Registration
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) now has its award-winning business assistance program - In This Together
• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD): www.dwd.state.wi.us/
  • Unemployment Compensation Employer number
• Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA): www.weda.org/
• Wisconsin Technology Council: www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/
• UW-Madison Small Business Development Center: www.uwsbdc.org/

National Resources

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html
  • Employer ID Numbers (EINs)
• United States Small Business Administration (SBA): www.sba.gov/starting_business/startup/guide.html
• United States Small Business Administration (SBA)-Wisconsin District Information: www.sba.gov/wi/